HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 267        FILED ON: 1/12/2015

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1253

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Josh S. Cutler

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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:

The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:

An Act relative to police pursuits.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Josh S. Cutler

6th Plymouth

1/12/2015

Jonathan D. Zlotnik

2nd Worcester

9/16/2019

Shawn Dooley

9th Norfolk

9/16/2019

Richard J. Ross

Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex

9/16/2019

Brian M. Ashe

2nd Hampden

2/1/2015

Thomas J. Calter

12th Plymouth

2/2/2015

Walter F. Timilty

7th Norfolk

9/16/2019

Bruce E. Tarr

First Essex and Middlesex

9/16/2019

Joseph W. McGonagle, Jr.

28th Middlesex

9/16/2019

Marjorie C. Decker

25th Middlesex

9/16/2019

Paul Tucker

7th Essex

9/16/2019

Michael O. Moore

Second Worcester

9/16/2019


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 267        FILED ON: 1/12/2015

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1253

By Mr. Cutler of Duxbury, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1253) of Josh S. Cutler and others relative to the penalty for failure to stop operating a motor vehicle when being pursued by a police officer.  The Judiciary.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Eighty-Ninth General Court
(2015-2016)

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An Act relative to police pursuits.

 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

SECTION 1. Section 25 of Chapter 90 of the General Laws as appearing in the 2006 Official Edition by adding to the end of said section 25 the following:-

Any person who, while operating or in charge of a motor vehicle, when being pursued by a police officer in an official police vehicle displaying lights and siren, shall refuse or neglect to stop, shall be punished by imprisonment in the house of correction for not more than 2 1/2 years, or by a fine of not less than one thousand dollars nor more than ten thousand dollars, or by both such fine and imprisonment.